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Sparks council approves $6.7M Prater Way ‘road diet’ to cut crashes, accept modest peak delays
Summary
The Sparks City Council approved RTC’s $6.7 million Prater Way rehabilitation and lane‑restriping (road‑diet) project after staff said the design would reduce crashes by an estimated 34% annually while increasing peak travel time by roughly 35 seconds; the work is expected to be bid in about a month and built this summer.
The Sparks City Council on March 9 approved a $6.7 million rehabilitation and lane‑striping plan for Prater Way that staff said will reduce crashes and add multimodal safety features while producing modest increases in peak‑hour travel time.
RTC project manager Kim Diegel and Sparks transportation manager Andrew Dankra told the council the proposed configuration — a “road diet” in the Prater Way corridor between Pyramid Way and Probasco — was developed after community outreach and a public information meeting.…
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